Eagle [Orbital ATK]
EAGLE (ESPA Augmented Geostationary Laboratory Experiment) is an experimental satellite built by Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and is flown via the STP (Space Test Program).
AFRL ordered the Eagle-bus from Orbital in 2012. It consists of a ESPA adapter fitted with a propulsion module and Moog Broad Reach avionics, software and GPS receiver.
EAGLE will host at least five STP-sponsored payloads. It can support payloads up to a weight of 1086 kg for a mission of at least one year.
Following payloads are manifestd on EAGLE - three of them deployable:
EAGLE was launched in 2018 as a secondary payload on the AFSPC 11 mission on an Atlas-5(551)¹ rocket. Soon after reaching its orbit above the geostationary belt, it deployed three subsatellites (Mycroft and two unidentified, USA 286 and USA 287).
Nation: | USA |
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Type / Application: | Technology |
Operator: | AFRL |
Contractors: | Orbital Sciences Corporation (OSC) → Orbital ATK |
Equipment: | HTI-SpX, Mycroft, CEASE-III-RR, ISAL, ARMOR |
Configuration: | Eagle-Bus ESPA (ESPAStar) |
Propulsion: | ? |
Power: | Deployable solar array, batteries |
Lifetime: | 1 year |
Mass: | |
Orbit: | 38992 km × 38992 km, 0.0° |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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EAGLE (USA 284) | 2018-036B | 14.04.2018 | CC SLC-41 | Atlas-5(551)¹ | with CBAS 1, Mycroft, USA 286, USA 287 |